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Paula Jane Radcliffe MBE (born 17 December 1973) is a British former long-distance runner. She is a three-time winner of the London Marathon (2002, 2003, 2005), three-time New York Marathon champion (2004, 2007, 2008), the 2002 Chicago Marathon winner and the 2005 World Champion in the Marathon from Helsinki.
Paula Radcliffe was born in Northwich, Cheshire, in 1973, but grew up in Bedford. She joined Bedford and County Athletics Club at the age of 11 and competed at the World Cross Country Championships at 16.
Aug 8, 2024 · Paula Radcliffe, British distance runner who set world records in the marathon, notably winning the 2003 London Marathon in 2 hours 15 minutes 25 seconds. She also won the London Marathon in 2002 and 2005; the Chicago Marathon in 2002; and the New York City Marathon in 2004, 2007, and 2008.
World record-holder. Marathon – 2:15:25. 10km – 30:21. Six-time world champion. Marathon 2005. World Cross 2001 & 2002. World Half 2000, 2001 & 2003. Seven-time big city marathon winner. London x 3. New York x 3.
Apr 24, 2015 · Paula Radcliffe will battle with her body one last time on Sunday, force it to cover a daunting distance on a course where she once took the breath away. Like all farewells, her...
Apr 19, 2013 · Paula Radcliffe talks to chief sports writer Tom Fordyce 10 years after smashing the marathon world record
Oct 7, 2021 · Former marathon world record-holder looks back on her victory in the women’s long course race at the 2001 World Cross Country Champs in Ostend – a muddy performance which was built on sand ...
A four-time Olympian and one of the greatest ever distance runners, the only thing missing from Paula Radcliffe’s record haul was an Olympic medal. Radcliffe started out running distances from 3,000 to 10,000 metres but eventually became best known for her marathon exploits.
Mar 1, 2019 · Despite being diagnosed with asthma at the age of 14, Paula Radcliffe went on to win multiple world titles at cross country, the half marathon and marathon. She also won three New York and three London marathons, setting the world record of 2:15:25 in the British capital in 2003.
The 15th episode of this season's IAAF Inside Athletics is available to watch online now and features an exclusive interview with world marathon record-holder Paula Radcliffe.
